{"id":213,"date":"2015-01-15T19:03:07","date_gmt":"2015-01-16T01:03:07","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/richyrocks.com\/?p=213"},"modified":"2020-03-10T01:38:49","modified_gmt":"2020-03-10T07:38:49","slug":"smorgasbord","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/richyrocks.com\/coolenglish\/smorgasbord\/","title":{"rendered":"smorgasbord: cool english from sweden"},"content":{"rendered":"

smorgasbord<\/em><\/strong> is an english word of swedish<\/a> origin.\u00a0 it is originally related to food, as explained on the swedish tourism site\u00a0sverigeturism.se<\/strong>:<\/p>\n

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the word sm\u00f6rg\u00e5s <\/em>means something like “open sandwich”, and bord<\/em> is the swedish word for “table”, but still a sm\u00f6rg\u00e5sbord is not a table full of sandwiches, but instead consists of a number of small dishes. it\u00a0may contain a number of herring dishes (sweet-pickled herring, pickled herring with onions, mustard, dill, etc.), swedish meatballs, salmon, pies, salads, ‘jansson’s temptation’ (sliced herring, potatoes and onions baked in cream), eggs, bread, boiled and fried potatoes and so on. sm\u00f6rg\u00e5sbord was served\u00a0in the 18th century as an appetizer. gradually, however, it has become a meal in itself. today few people ask for more after having tried everything on a sm\u00f6rg\u00e5sbord<\/em>.<\/span><\/h4>\n

fun english practice\u00a0\":)\"<\/span>\u00a0richyrocks english on youtube<\/a><\/h4>\n

\"herring\"\u00a0\u00a0\"jansson's<\/p>\n

herring in the ocean\u00a0& in janssen’s temptation \u00a0(jacob botter, russell kaye) \u00a0<\/em><\/h5>\n

smorgasbord<\/em> can indicate a\u00a0wide selection not related to food too. in fact the section of\u00a0sverigeturism.se\u00a0<\/strong><\/span>that has all this info is called smorgasbord<\/em>.\u00a0 as the site says:<\/p>\n

the sweden information smorgasbord<\/em> is the web’s largest single source of info in english on sweden, swedish provinces, nature, culture, lifestyle, society and industry<\/span><\/h4>\n
\"cardigans\"<\/a> \"icona<\/a>\u00a0\u00a0\"abba\"\"roxette\"\"ace<\/a><\/em><\/h5>\n
a smorgasbord of\u00a0swedish\u00a0pop talent\u00a0<\/em><\/h5>\n

where else have u seen this swedish word applied? share an example under leave a reply<\/strong><\/p>\n